Don John. Any bar, any cross, any impediment will be
medicinable to me: I am sick in displeasure to him,
765and whatsoever comes athwart his affection ranges
evenly with mine. How canst thou cross this marriage?

Borachio. Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly that no
dishonesty shall appear in me.

Borachio. The poison of that lies in you to temper. Go you to
the prince your brother; spare not to tell him that
he hath wronged his honour in marrying the renowned
780Claudio—whose estimation do you mightily hold
up—to a contaminated stale, such a one as Hero.

Borachio. Go, then; find me a meet hour to draw Don Pedro and
the Count Claudio alone: tell them that you know
that Hero loves me; intend a kind of zeal both to the
790prince and Claudio, as,—in love of your brother's
honour, who hath made this match, and his friend's
reputation, who is thus like to be cozened with the
semblance of a maid,—that you have discovered
thus. They will scarcely believe this without trial:
795offer them instances; which shall bear no less
likelihood than to see me at her chamber-window,
hear me call Margaret Hero, hear Margaret term me
Claudio; and bring them to see this the very night
before the intended wedding,—for in the meantime I
800will so fashion the matter that Hero shall be
absent,—and there shall appear such seeming truth
of Hero's disloyalty that jealousy shall be called
assurance and all the preparation overthrown.

Don John. Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put
805it in practise. Be cunning in the working this, and
thy fee is a thousand ducats.

Borachio. Be you constant in the accusation, and my cunning
shall not shame me.